so this week. i have alot to talk about and a little time. hahaha sorry. i jsut had alot to say to people this week. haha yeah. i love it here.
lets break the ice. so sitting in church in the class that i have to teach. and this lady starts breast feeding. what!?! i heard stories but right here? hahahaha how strange. the best part is the kids name. its Kobe bryant! hahaha sheepy and dad will prolly get a kick out of that. the mom is 15 and the dad is 31. kinda gross. but here its totally normal so i dont judge. hahaha i just didnt talk to that half the class the rest the time ahhahahahahahahah i win.
on that same note. we arent aloud to look at newspapers i guess. found that out the hard way. why is this world so gross. hahaha so yeah. warning for those who want to visit costa rica. haha
so new rule of the mission. elders can not teach single women. with our without a member. so yeah. solomenty married or men. yep. so we lost alot of investigators. hahaha its a new rule. and its a good one for our protection. but we gave away 8 baptisms just for this month. hahaha so yeah. thats sad. but its for the best. the hermanas in our zone didnt give us any so we have none. hahaha time to focus on finding. im really good at that. haha i love talking to people about how im new. i am not sure when i ll need a new pick up line. haha i have to say this is my 4th week in costa!
4 weeks!?! what. yeah. im in month 3 as of tomorrow. how easy. how fast. i lvoe this work. its such a blessing to be serving. so this is a bit for car. car. serving a mission. its scary. its hard. it makes you get over all your fears. but its so fun! its crazy how much god helps you and you dont even think about the fear you have cause its gone. i walk up to random people i cant talk to and i talk to them. in spanish. haha what. i love the ticos. haha thats costa ricans. hahaha car. serve. if you need to wait till i get home to talk you into to and help you see that you can. thats fine. just work and go to school. this is your life. if you need to wait till your 20 thats fine. i did. and im glad i did. i honestly am so much more prepared. but i know if you start praying now and talking to god about it. he will help you prepare now. with a new job. with new friends. with anything he thinks you need. i know youd be a great missionary. i think about you every day. i tought my companion a bad phrase that you used to say. and he says it all the time and i think its so funny. hahaha youd be proud. hahah car. i love you man. your life is your choice. just remember. god needs you. and you will be blessed for it. with happiness. for me playing video games was pleasure. but with pleasure comes a sense of wow. now what. or repentance or no accomplishment. here i am happy. i feel like i have done something. accomplished something. i am happy. its hard but im happy. i love you man. write me more. and we can talk about anything you struggle with. your my favorite brother. not becuase your my only brother. but cause your my best friend too. you helped me change my life. you help me stay cool. and i never forget my S.W.A.G when i leave the house. Self Spiritual Worthyness and glory. swag. i love that.
so anyway. i love you all. i keep showing off pictures of our family. sorry. hahaha they think its crazy how tall we all are. and how we all have teeth. something so simple. people dont have. hahaha
so taught this lady she rocks. had to give her to the sisters which is ok. cause she just wanted me for my... testimony. hahaha but she lives at the top of the mountain. i didnt have my camera. but the day after my birthday . we are going on a hike. so youll get some good ones. she had the last house. very. last. haha crazy. so yeah. but i met two dogs this week. and they were nice. i got some good snuggles in. cause in the white handbook. doesnt say anything against it. hahaha win. it was AWESOME also met this cat. super cute. she loves me. so that was good. i wanna send pictures. but it would break moms heart. they are like the epitimy? is that a word? of ASPCA hahaha get it? so i tried to pray in english. i cant anymore. so thats hard. hahha its auto spanish. hahaah yeah. i love spanish. its not very pretty language. hahaha maybe if brooke spoke it... hahah wha? who said that. jk jk its just like everyone sounds.. dumb in spanish. hahahaha oh well. i sound awesome.
so im learning patience. so thats good. and i see ghosts before the mission right?= well. we live between two cemetaries. the creepy once. with the tombs above the ground. i dont open my eyes at night.
so i got to do the coolest thing. so this family. americans on a cruise. the dad got a bad bacteria infection. into surgery. i was on splits with the gringo ZL elder price. and we got the call for a blessing. we had to suit up like on NCIS when they get in those suits and help tony. well i got to give him a blessing in english. the day before my companion gave one to a hermana in spanish so it was my turn. it was. amazing. another reason. why i know i need to be here. no time for fear. for fear is not of god. jsut do it. sweet mormon family. very old. we dont see many mormon gringos here. that speak only english. it was amazing
so dad. here. we have what they call fresca. that means any type of drink ever. but! im talking about the fruit ones we have at every meal. i love them they remind me of you... ill make you some when i get home. its so good. its like a juice. kinda. and smothy. without the ice. ah. amazing.
so i ate chicken heart. which is so so so good. throat and feet which is pretty good. and chicken stomach. that one was like. no thank you. hahaha but the others. rocked. at a house of inactives. except one that comes with us cause we are friends. he served a mission and is waiting for his girl. we get along real well. she serving in florida. so he practices his english with me. so taht yeah. he can talk to her. he rocks. great example.
i know why im here i lvoe it here.
i got to baptise a woman named maricruz del carmen arevela montoya haha long name i know. in spanish it was awesome. it makes me know more. why i am here. and the importance of my work. everyone i talk to i am helping a little bit come unto christ. or get ready for a mission. or something. i love it here. i love this gospel. god blesses me so much. got another busy week ahead of me. i cant wait. the weeks are so fast. the days so slow. when you need someone to talk to email me. im here for you. i love you all. thanks for you support. happy valentines day. thats wierd to say cause... its like summer here. i forget its winter there. hahaha im so tan.
but yeah. with god. anything is possible. i cant wait to come home. but before that. i cant wait to be here for two years.
22 more months and not counting... i miss you all. i want hugs when i get back. alot. keep me updated. love you all talk to you in one week. be there =D
Elder Evans
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